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The Friday Question - Music

Mike January 25th, 2008 Features, Music, Questions

There is nothing better than listening to a good song that really gets you going. One of my favorite things to do on a Friday afternoon is putting on a rocking tune, rolling the windows down and driving home way above the speed limit.

That’s right, I’m a WILD MAN!

You may yourself do the same thing, or at least you love to listen to music. Be it in your car, at home, on the radio, on your iPod, on the internet (hi Jango buddies!) and who knows where else.

There is one interesting change though going on and obviously most of you are likely aware of it, but it’s the way we buy music.

And that’s the big question of the week:

Do you still buy CDs or are you an online music shopper only?

I have to admit, I still love driving down to Best Buy and buying a real CD and listening to it on my way home. First off, there is no denying that a true CD sounds a heck of a lot better than listening to your iPod, especially if you use an FM transmitter.

But the truth is that CDs are uncompressed and represent the pure, intended sound that people used to relish. Music downloaded off the internet is compressed and loses a bit of its power I think.

Now with MP3’s and iTunes, you can preview and download any song you want, and even whole albums. You download them, toss in a burnable CD and make your own album right there. It takes like 5 minutes maybe.

So the answer for me is that yes, I DO buy music online, but that’s usually a hunt and peck kind of purchase. I still hit the stores for my favorite artists, like my recent purchases of Tegan and Sara and The Silversun Pickups.

What about you guys?

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